The unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent. The improvement in the August jobs report is good news for the economy, which has been showing signs of a rebound from the recession that began with business closures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

ExxonMobil’s expulsion from the Dow Jones Industrial Average is just the latest sign that major oil companies aren’t as important to the economy as they used to be.

ABCmouse agreed to pay $10 million to settle FTC allegations of illegal billing and marketing practices.

How presidential candidates are shifting their focus to the Midwest. How the pandemic is making us pay more for less at the grocery store. And how grocery store workers morale is at an all-time low.

The 30-year fixed-rate average increased slightly to 2.93 percent but remained below 3 percent for the sixth consecutive week.

Holiday sales are beginning earlier than ever, as retailers race to accommodate a surge in online demand.

Retail is a sinking ship, but this manager can't seem to find a way off. Is a "lifeboat job" the answer?

American companies added 428,000 to their payrolls last month, less than half what was expected.

Two nonprofits tracking officer deaths report that covid contracted through official duties is the leading cause of law enforcement deaths this year.

Here’s how structural problems and partisan meddling give White, rural and affluent voters a much bigger voice in the political system.

More U.S. workers are at home than in the office, thanks to the coronavirus. But many will need to go back. And it won’t be easy.

The inspector general’s review of special and primary elections in seven cities blamed the issues on a lack of management oversight.

The covid-19 pandemic could result in a surprise tax bill for people teleworking or getting a refund because their child's college closed campus housing.